With resources from a UAE foundation and organization by a Muslim entity, the Solidarity Islam brought eye, diabetes and blood pressure exams to the Parelheiros area, in far south São Paulo.
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At the main settlement of the indigenous territory Tenondé Porã, Brazilian indigenes received a delegation from the United Arab Emirates. Potable water was one of the reasons of the encounter at the coldest afternoon of the year in the far south of São Paulo.
Embrapa developed new varieties that are adapted to hotter regions, which opens new possibilities for increasing Brazilian production. Blast-resistant cultivars can be a turning point.
Discovery made by a Brazilian-led team proposes a change in the history of human evolution: the first member of the genus Homo to leave Africa would have been the Homo habilis and not erectus, 500,000 years before it was believed.
The History Blocks project was developed by Brazilian-born, Saudi-descendant professor Francisco Tupy. The ruins of UNESCO heritage sites in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan were rendered using the educational game.
Muslim women in Brazil are in universities, companies, engineering, and experience religion anchored in their studies.
Throughout the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during daytime, but evening feasts and donations will drive up food sales, with a major impact on the trade calendar in Arab countries.
World exposition in the emirate starts October next year, but the organizers want the main facilities done for 12 months of testing.
The launching ceremony of the first international office of the Arab Brazilian Chamber outside Brazil took place in Conrad Hotel, in Dubai, and was attended by local authorities.
Union of Arab Chamber secretary-general Khaled Hanafy told ANBA he proposed a change in the business model between Brazil and the Arab region to Brazilian authorities and entrepreneurs.
Dubai company Al Nassma makes and sells premium chocolate from camel milk. The product sells mainly in airports. The brand is looking for a partner to break into the Brazilian market.
Not that many brick-and-mortar stores sell Muslim women’s clothing in Brazil. Still, the domestic industry is going strong, with a new batch of designers coming up and online sales.
The research conducted by the Nutrition Department of University of São Paulo (USP) aims to show the importance of food in the life of refugees, helping them reclaim their identity and livelihood.
Syria’s minister of Health wants to reinstate a program with Brazil’s Syrian-Lebanese Hospital that sends Syrian physicians to Brazil for training in liver transplant, a field in which the Brazilian hospital is a leading institution.

